Protein S in normal subjects and patients with peripheral arterial disease.
The aim of the present study was to investigate if alterations in protein S levels occur in peripheral arterial disease. In a group of 33 patients with peripheral arterial disease and in a group of 10 healthy volunteers we have the quantitative determination of functional protein S. The observer values show non significant difference in protein S levels among vasculopathic patients and controls (only five out of 33 patients showed low protein S levels). These data seem to suggest that low protein S levels do not play an important role in the development of peripheral arterial disease.
Trifiletti
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A
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Pizzoleo
M A
MA
Scamardi
R
R
Soraci
S
S
Nevoso
A
A
Barbera
N
N
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D017293:Protein S / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values
D017293:Protein S